In an email sent on Thursday, July 14 to contributors, Editorial Director Bill Gardner delivered some difficult news about the fate of the magazine Quilters Newsletter. “Quilters Newsletter has held a very special place in the hearts of quilting enthusiasts for 47 years, and has been a source of inspiration and learning for quilters around…
Unusually Good Books for Creative Entrepreneurs
I don’t read a lot of fiction. I prefer real life stories and recently I’ve read several non-fiction books that appeal to the creative entrepreneur in me. Here are a few I’ve really enjoyed. The Great Beanie Bubble; Elon Musk; Delivering Happiness; Contagious I still have an early Beanie Baby teddy bear. I got it…
An Article in Modern Patchwork About Violet Craft
I’m really excited to have a feature article in the winter edition of Modern Patchwork magazine which is just hitting newsstands now. My piece is on Violet Craft and the story behind her stunning paper pieced lion quilt. Like many of you, I follow Quilt Market carefully on Instagram. As I look at all of…
Introducing Harper the Owl: Print Pattern and Kit
I have something really exciting to share today: my first print pattern and kit! Meet Harper the Owl. Here you can see the front and back of the pattern. Harper is a really sweet little project that you can make from small cuts of quilting cotton and felt. He works as a pin cushion or…
Book Review: Fleece Hat Friends by Mary Rasch
When my daughter, Stella, was five we bought a winter hat shaped like a shark at the Gap on a whim. It was made from gray camouflage fleece and it tied under her chin. The face opening was a red jaw lined with fierce teeth. Just a few months prior I’d had a baby and…
Book Review: My Felt Doll by Shelly Down
When I first began to explore creating and selling PDF sewing patterns for softies and dolls I did some research to see if the idea was actually viable. Would people buy a digital doll pattern? And if they did, what should it include, how should it be photographed and described, and how should it be…
What It’s Like to Teach a Class at CreativeLive
On Sunday I made a pot of not-too-spicy chili. I also wrote out a detailed explanation of each child’s schedule and packed the bags for day camp before packing my own bag for a trip to San Francisco Monday morning to teach at CreativeLive. I first talked to Elizabeth Madariaga, head of the Craft and…
An Article About Penny Gold’s Quilt In Generation Q
I didn’t attend QuiltCon in February, but I eagerly watched it unfold on Instagram. Over and over again in my feed I saw an incredibly moving quilt. All white with stark black lettering, it read, “I am a woman whose child is dead.” This quilt stirred up intense emotions of sadness among the show’s attendees,…
A Profile of Spoonflower’s Top Seller
In 2010 printmaker Andrea Lauren was putting her artwork on mirrors, calendars, buttons, and rings and selling them on Etsy. While browsing the Etsy forums one afternoon, a comment about the print-on-demand fabric company Spoonflower piqued her interest. She’d been searching for a way to print her art on fabric, and this seemed like the…
Should Sewing Patterns Be Certified?
If you’re interested in becoming a sewing pattern designer it’s easier now than it’s ever been. You can learn the skills you need, create a design, test it, and then sell it directly to consumers without a huge investment in formal schooling, software, or printing and distribution. There are online classes in pattern drafting, grading,…
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